Dearborn attorney Majed Moughni, a Republican who sought to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. John Dingell in last year's election, is blaming Facebook for his failed campaign.
Republican Gov.-elect Rick Snyder spent nearly $11 million in his campaign for the state's top job, including nearly $6 million from his own pocket, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday. Snyder raised $12.4 million and received $144,000 in in-kind contributions as of Nov. 22. He didn't take any money ...
Republican Mark Ouimet and Democrat Christine Green combined to raise more than $431,700 competing for the 52nd District state House seat, campaign finance reports show. The reports, which were due today, demonstrate just how much was riding on the western Washtenaw County race to replace outgoing state Rep. Pam Byrnes, ...
Gov.-elect Rick Snyder will give his inaugural speech on the Capitol steps Jan. 1, rather than move indoors after the swearing-in as Gov. Jennifer Granholm did, The Associated Press has learned. Linda Gobler, who is overseeing much of the planning for Snyder's inauguration, told the AP on Monday that the ...
Slate magazine political correspondent John Dickerson says Sarah Palin ranks up there with marketing behemoths like Apple, Nike and Coca-Cola when it comes to brand management. He found that out firsthand this week. It seems Palin won't allow even the smallest voice of dissent on her Facebook page, Dickerson told ...
Michigan Democrats started 2010 with their main candidate for governor withdrawing from the race, donors feeling the pinch of the poor economy and the drag of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's unpopularity hanging around their necks. The national mood of voter unrest that swept through many states Tuesday played a large part ...
A nine-member charter commission elected by Ypsilanti voters will soon convene to consider a revision of the city's charter. No specific is date has been set, but once the vote from Tuesday's election is certified, City Clerk Frances McMullan will call an organizational meeting of its members. Ypsilanti residents voted ...
As Ann Arbor's Rick Snyder prepares to become Michigan's next governor, conservationists are now asking: What does it mean for the Great Lakes and the environment? Will the Republican businessman push forward the environmental agenda he promised during his campaign?
Michigan's governor-elect Rick Snyder took the first steps on Wednesday toward shaping his new administration, naming Ann Arbor-area residents Doug and Sharon Rothwell to head up his transition team. The morning after his decisive win over Democratic Lansing Mayor Virg Bererno, the Republican venture capitalist and former executive of computer ...
Ann Arbor resident Eileen Weiser has won another term on the State Board of Education. Weiser, a Republican and former member of the board, got 26 percent of the vote. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Republican pastor and school headmaster Richard Zeile (ZY'-lee) of Detroit is leading the race ...
The number of jobs Michigan lost from January 2003, when Jennifer Granholm became governor, to January 2010: 602,600. The margin of victory by Ann Arbor venture capitalist and Republican Rick Snyder over Democratic Virg Bernero in Tuesday's gubernatorial election: 590,000.
Governor-elect Rick Snyder will begin his transition as Michigan's top executive by meeting with outgoing Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm this morning.
I was up late Tuesday night tracking election results. Here's some reflection on that effort the next morning. I'm writing this down so I won't forget it now; it was a long night.
Current Saline City Council members David Rhoads and Brian Marl won their seats again in Tuesday's election, and will serve the city for another two years. Dean Girbach, a former council member and mayor pro tem, also won a spot on the council in the four-way race for three open ...
In a game of political musical chairs, Vivienne Armentrout was left without a seat Tuesday as voters chose among four candidates for three seats on the Ann Arbor District Library Board.
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